Where does “ultra-prominent” come from?
ultra-prominent (English) comes from English prominent, from French prominent, from Latin prōminēns, from Latin prōmineō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.
ultra-prominent (English): Having a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres...
Definitions
- Having a topographic prominence of 1,500 metres...
Ancestry of “ultra-prominent”, step by step
ultra-prominent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English prominent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | prominent | standing out, or projecting; jutting;... |
| 2 | French | prominent | — |
| 3 | Latin | prōminēns | prominent, jutting out, projecting |
| 4 | Latin | prōmineō | to stand or jut out; to project, overhang; to be prominent |
| 5 | Latin | prō- | forward direction, forward movement |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *pro- | pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |